Strapless Celestial Blue Top

Description

I made this strapless top for my daughter using the bodice pattern from McCalls 6038, only adding a gathered frill (9cm deep) at the top. The frill hides the elastic casing underneath and the navy cotton torchon lace trim adds a nice contrast to Liberty Of London cotton tana lawn Celestial Blue ( still available at Tessuti Fabrics Melbourne).

I love the Liberty prints (a big feature in my iPhone app, Fabric U)…adore, adore, adore! Knitters: you can get some crochet thread and whip on some trim on the fly using those public domain Victorian knitted lace patterns.

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